ISLAMABAD: Karachi Kings will be eager to finally end their losing streak in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) tournament on Sunday as they take on Islamabad United at Karachi’s National Stadium.
The seventh edition of Pakistan’s Twenty20 cricket league kicked off on January 27 in Karachi and will run till February 27. Six franchises, each representing a Pakistani city, are featuring in the tournament.
Former PSL champions Karachi Kings have had a disastrous start to the tournament, slumping to the bottom of the points table after losing all four of their matches.
Skipper Babar Azam’s team has failed to win against Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators and arch-rivals Lahore Qalandars in the tournament so far.
Karachi will take on Islamabad for the first time in the PSL 7 tonight.
Former two-time PSL champions Islamabad United are placed at number three on the points table. Islamabad won their first match against Peshawar Zalmi, thrashing them by nine wickets while they lost out to defending champions Multan Sultans in their second fixture.
United have batted aggressively in the tournament so far, with openers Paul Stirling and Alex Hales in impressive form. Skipper Shadab Khan, Colin Munro and Hussain Talat have also played their part in ensuring Islamabad scored above 160 in every match they have played.
After beating Quetta Gladiators in their third match, Islamabad lost out to the Lahore Qalandars after 20-year-old pacer Zaman Khan cleverly bowled the last over of the game, refusing to give away too many runs.
Karachi will be heavily relying on skipper Babar Azam tonight, who looks to be in dangerous form. Azam scored an unbeaten 90 off 63 balls in the team’s last match against Peshawar Zalmi. This was his highest score in the PSL to date.
The match between the two sides is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm.
Hapless Karachi Kings look to end PSL losing streak against Islamabad United today
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Hapless Karachi Kings look to end PSL losing streak against Islamabad United today
- Karachi have lost all four matches that they have played in the tournament so far
- Islamabad United are placed at number three on the points table with four points
Pakistan sees 40% increase in services exports to Kuwait in 2025
- Islamabad’s services exports to Kuwait increased from $16.7 million in 2024 to $23.6 million in 2025, Pakistani embassy says
- Says upward trend underscores strengthening economic linkages between Pakistan and the Gulf country in services sector
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s services exports to Kuwait have recorded 40% increase from January to November 2025, Pakistan’s embassy in the Gulf country said recently, adding that it reflected the strengthening of economic ties between the two states.
Pakistan’s services exports to Kuwait were reported at $12.6 million in 2022, according to the Pakistan embassy in the Gulf country. These exports increased in 2023 to $15 million and further to $16.7 million in 2024.
As per the latest data shared by the Pakistan embassy in Kuwait, from January to November 2025, Pakistan’s services exports to the country increased to $23.6 million, marking a 40 percent increase.
“This upward trend underscores strengthening economic linkages between Pakistan and Kuwait in the services sector,” the embassy said in a post on social media platform X on Sunday.
Pakistan enjoys cordial ties with Kuwait, with diplomatic relations between the two countries dating back to October 1963. The two countries cooperate with each other at various international fora, including the United Nations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Financial Action Task Force and others.
Kuwait hosts around 95,000 Pakistani nationals, as per figures shared by Pakistan’s foreign office. The ratio of skilled and unskilled Pakistani laborers in Kuwait is around 70 percent to 30 percent, with the majority being blue collar workers such as masons, steel and tile fixers, drivers, plumbers, painters, barbers, dry cleaners and tailors.
A small number of Pakistani white-collared professionals such as doctors, engineers, chartered accountants and financial experts also work in Kuwait.
